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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community 7 WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 1995 "5 1 f f 'r ; Domestic Blitz '?' vr T yi' 54 -- , - ', , iff, ; , ,, . - By Dixie Brunner Modern women - are we our own worst enemy? Someone is trying to do in women. shoes are only the wingtip of the iceberg. What would you say Im not making a feminist about someone who pays to have statement here. We cant charge holes drilled in important parts men for this malicious under- of their anatomy-al- l in the name cutting, (not that we ever accuse of fashion? Youd probably think them of something without good that they should be carted off to reason.) We have only ourselves the funny farm .Women get their to blame. ears pierced all the time. Let me explain. Despite repeated health warnWhat would you think if I told ings, some of us lay out long you that there were people who hours in the hot sun to get our repeatedly contort their body skin baked to a nice, golden into places they were never brown color. Our thanks? Were meant to be? Youd probably paid off with dry skin and more write them off as pathetic wrinkles than a Hitchcock plot! machocists. Ive known women who buy a Women do it everyday. smaller dress size for a special The other day as I jammed my party, hoping to drop five pounds ample size 7 12 foot into some or so in time for the event. As the pointy-toe- d high heels, I real- big day approaches, the women ized the daily torture women go into a full blown fast to shed put themselves. Could we be the additional weight. They usuguilty of trying to eliminate our ally come close to their goal, and own sex? are able to cram their generous I cant vouch for every woman, bod into the but God didnt make my toes proportions of the tiny garment. into a point! Ive basically got But breathing can be a problem. d the task of squeezing a Doesnt Marilyn look wonderobject into a small triangled re- ful in her new red dress? She sure does, but Ive noceptacle, and then pretend to walk around normally for the ticed that her skin is bluish. She must be sick. next eight hours. less-than-genero- us five-toe- Weve What about make-up- ? Imagine archeologists hundreds of years down the road, been known to purchase mud in digging up the remains of todays the name of beauty! Some brands of mascara are made of glass woman. What do you think this un- and kerosene. These arent exusual mammal died of Stanley? actly wholesome ingredients, if Well Im not sure, but it ap- you ask me. tendencies Our pears to have died of poor circulation in the feet. Poor thing. It even show up in childbirth. had to of been a slow, painful Women used to be sensible when death. they gave birth. The minute the When you examine modern going got tough, theyd opt for womans destructive tendencies, anesthesia. Now when we labor self-destructi- ve to carry on the family name, we go it sans drugs. Our motives are somewhat pure; we dont want to harm the baby. But the babies arent the ones doing all the work-w- e are! Im relatively sure there has never been a child who appreciates hisher moms sacrifice. Valedictorian at high school graduation:Id just like to say thanks to my mom for enduring a week of hard labor, without any form of anesthetic, just so I could be what I am today. Weve come a long way baby-an- d weve got only ourselves to thank! Women wear panty hose to make their legs look smooth and Call for FBEE market analysis y ofyour property! Call Warren 800-648-21- 01 Warren Sharkey The Utahs Courtroom Artists: A VanishingBreed? traveling exhibition will be at the Kane County Courthouse from May 3 1 to July 12, 1995. The exhibition represents the pastel artwork of three courtroom artists who create their pieces in the courtroom during court procedures. Each piece represented was done under tremendous time constraints. The artists must submit their work early to meet the 6 oclock airing dealine. The editors then Your home could r21 be pictured here! 'Sim fi ' ewe 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, large 2 car garage, home has reverse osmosis and water softener, refrigerated air and evaporative cooler. Rear patio deck, free standing woodstove. A real com- K i 1 a Utahs Courtroom Artists attractive under a dress. This practice seems pretty tame, you say? You wouldnt have thought so, if you had watched events unfold at our house the other day. I was dressing to attend a school function, and was in my unite the images with the news usual disorganized rush. I story which requires ianothei1 argrabbed a pair of nylons, and sat tistic skill in itself. Maiy Jane down on the bed to put them on. Simmons of KUTV Channel 2, Since panty hose only have a John Kilboum of KTVX and Scott three hour lifespan on me, I was Snow of KSL Channel 5 are the trying to put them on extra care- artists whose works represent a fully to prevent getting a run. unique aspect of visual represenWhen I had them pulled up to tation of courtroom trials. Television courtroom art remy knees, I heard the front door open and our son inviting friends quires the artistic skill of capturin. Since I wasnt entirely ing on paper using pastels or dressed, I quickly stood up to pencils, the spontaneity of the shut the bedroom door. With the courtroom drama. Courtroom art panty hose binding my move- becomes a single visual artistic ment, I hobbled, tripped, and statement as well as a visual fell head first into the bedroom representation of a newswordoor. I lay on the floor in a con- thy event to act as the eye for its audience. This method dates back fused fog. Modern women are definitely to the Civil War days when artists would sketch the battles from their own worst enemies. Warren Sharkey Realtor Frontier Realty .1 a hilltop position to accompany the news reports of the day. It has continued in all the major wars up to and including World War II and the Korean War. The courtroom or legislative chambers have traditionally excluded cameras as the medium for recording visually the courtroom procedures. Perhaps it was the loud noise and accompanying bright flash of the bulb that kept the cameras out of the chambers. Whatever the reason, until the last decade or so, caipv ' efaSWer'e-hot- ' aUowdvhdnce th meed- for dicartlsf to Certder vrV sual images of the proceedings. With state courts allowing full access, federal courts have become the last haven for the craft of the courtroom artist. The traveling exhibition program is a statwide outreach service of the Utah Arts Council. 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